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Mimetite from
Abenab West Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abenab West Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12659
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12659:3
GUID (UUID V4):0cb28747-49b5-43cc-aafd-5cdb809863b7
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAbenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘBerg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘTsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘOtjoruharui Farm 251, Omatako Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘGuchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
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Report (issue)
MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NAMIBIA 1991 Open File Report l\ffi.S 31 2 Abstract Germanium...epigenetic ore bodies of Tsumeb, Kombat and Abenab. The Tsumeb Mine produced germanium in 1922 and from 1950...2. Occurrences 2.1. Germanium 2.1.1. The Tsumeb Mine 2.1.2. Other occurrences 2.2. Gallium 3. References...and gallium, occur in Namibia. These are known as the Tsumeb, Kombat and Abenab Mines (Fig. 1). 2. Occurrences...The Tsumeb Mine The only mine in Namibia that has ever produced germanium is the Tsumeb Mine. A comprehensive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Genesis of Vanadium Ores in the Otavi Mountainland, Namibia MARIA BONI,† Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra...mottramite, and vanadinite) in the Otavi Mountainland, Namibia, once were considered the greatest vanadium deposits...Belgium. 0361-0128/07/3663/441-29 Mountainland, Namibia. Mining for vanadium, following the exploitation...Auros Fm Auros Fm Auros Fm Gauss Fm Karavatu Tsumeb West Tönessen Baltika Gross Otavi Uris Uitsab pit Friesemberg...Friesemberg Tigerschlucht Olifantsfontein Abenab pipe Okorundu pipe Abenab West Harasib 3 Wolkenhauben Berg Aukas
Journal (issue)
Actinolite from Namibia by Justin Zzyzx ............................................pg. 15 Abenab Mine by Ernst................................pg. 31 Three Aloes Mine by Ernst Schnaitmann ............................................................pg. 47 Otjozondu Mine by Ernst Schnaitmann .............................we bring you eleven articles about locations in Namibia that do not receive much publicity. It is easy...legendary deposits such as Tsumeb, the Brandberg region and the Erongo Mountains. Alpine clefts, huge soda
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
0.084 13.6 13.60 South Africa Mapochs Mine Rhovan Mine 1.5 0.52 1.5 1.06 1.60 Generally, VTM...Russia and the Chinese deposit in the Panzhihua region contain resources of 13.6 and 10.4 million metric...)4 (OH)12 Beudantite PbFe3 (AsO4 )(SO4 )(OH)6 Mimetite Pb5 (AsO4 )3 Cl Pyromorphite Pb5 (PO4 )3 Cl Zinc...lead apatites, are vanadinite, pyromorphite, and mimetite. Due to the proximity of ionic radii of V5+ (0...formed in the isomorphic series, for example, the mimetite-vanadinite series (Pb5 (AsO4 )3 Cl to Pb5 (VO4
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINER.GES. 148 (2003) THE OTAVI MOUNTAIN LAND IN NAMIBIA: TSUMEB, GERMANIUM AND SNOWBALL EARTH by Frank...carbonate successions in the Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia, host a large number of polymetallic (Cu-Pb-Zn)...structure. Massive Cu ore at the Khusib Springs mine is composed of tennantite, enargite, galena and...jungproterozoischen Karbonatabfolgen des Otavi Berglandes (Namibia) sind zahlreiche polymetallische (Cu-Pb-Zn) Sulfidvorkommen...this is more than the name of a small town in Namibia and a polymetallic copper deposit: Tsumeb is renown
Journal (issue)
ME90EX Colin Brough 1 William Allen Lane LINDFIELD West Sussex 01795 521174 0208 654 1298 01795 521174...precious stone. Opalbanya is the name of the original mine location. Possibly Magyar, ancient Hungarian. These...are fine Some aren't unpacked yet -a few are now mine! But rocks in the garage and more in the shed, Were...he's at home. Cumbria, Scotland and then the South West And exchanges rock gossip with gusto and zest. When...for Vitec, our contact for our visit to the Tsumeb Mine. It has to be said that some of that time was spent
Book
The EarlyGermanGeologistsand Entrepreneursin South West Africa The People- Mineralogists,Geologistsand Collectors...Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...Nauchas-Gamsberg-Hakos Area West and South of Rehoboth The Central and South-CentralDeposits Onganja Mine and Surrounding...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275... Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia Bibliography Index Photo credits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zn, Zambia; 28 = Skorpion, Namibia; 29 = Berg Aukas and Abendab, Namibia; 30 = Padaeng (Mae Sot), Thailand;... In extremely arid climates, such as those in Namibia (Tsumeb deposit: Lombaard et al., 1986; Hughes...exist of tonnages and grades that can be cited Namibia Poland Silesian Crakow district Skorpion Spain...dolostone by smithsonite with minor hematite. Tucson mine, Leadville district, Colorado, United States. b...Massive smithsonite replacing limestone. Wolftone mine, Colorado, United States. c. Coarsely crystalline
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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA - MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF NAMIBIA FIRST...ENERGY Of the several hundred minerals present in Namibia, around sixty have been exploited. some, such as...base metals and industrial minerals have helped Namibia rank amongst the top five mining countries in Africa...terms of production and reserves. In this context, Namibia is a major producer of copper, lead, zinc, cadmium...unpublished. It is evident that mineral exploration in Namibia, as elsewhere. has changed from serendipitous discoveries
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
varieties with endmembers such as pyromorphite, mimetite (Pb5 (AsO4 )3 Cl) and arsendescloizite (PbZn(AsO4...concentrates, located in Namibia (gravity separation and flotation plants in Abenab West Mine and Berg Aukas)...accumulated from the local smelters in Berg Aukas (Namibia) and Kabwe (Zambia) and disposed at the local polluted...Argentina, USA, Mexico, Angola, South Africa, Namibia [29,30]. The use of lead vanadate minerals as a...provides opportunities for more jobs in the operating region [32,33]. At present, there is no global market
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The willemite ore bodies which comprisethe Beltana Mine are associatedwith intrusive sedimentarybrecciasand...sedimentationceasedin the Adelaide Geosynclinein the region of the Beltana Mine, and an erosionsurfacehas existed from..."Lead Reef," displayingan abundanceof hedyphaneand mimetite whichsignifythe site of primary galenamineralization...small shaftsin copperprospectsnow known as the Ajax Mine, in the immediatevicinity of small,undisturbed ...ctt-‱/'‱eo ‱ /'rt?o6the 6ear‱r‱J Iimes/'orte.s. AJAX MINE DEPOSITS ‱AAAAA AJAX LIMESTONE AROONA OREBODY
Book
NOT PISTOLS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCI-:I IN SOUTI-I WEST AFRICA (5n-1 SERIES) G. SOHNGE TSUMEB A HISTORICAL...Minen- und Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft: 1906-1946 . Tsumeb Mine . Ore Concentration and Smelting Ra:ilway and Communications...encouragement from the Scientific Society of South West Africa to complete the sketch for purposes of publication...Mission School, Tsumeb. The South West Africa Company of Grootfontein kindly loaned their files on outside...sketch on behalf of the Scientific Society of South West Africa. 7 I. Early Times. To the visitor going
Report (issue)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A sbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...not yet discovered or not presently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once discovered...deposits, those in the Otavi district, Namibia (formerly South-West Africa), and those at Broken Hill, Zambia...Wulfenite was an ore mineral at the St. Anthony mine, Arizona (Creasey, 1950), and in some deposits in...started in the district; and in the Otavi district, Namibia, represent all locatable ones found in a modest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and compounds in mine environments may lead to high arsenic concentrations in mine tailings and waste...on the northern edge of the West African craton, extends east-northeast-west-southwest over more than 600...geometry and kinematics of these faults differ from west to east in the Anti-Atlas. N- to NE-trending faults...dipping to the south-southeast, and north-south, east-west, and northeastsouthwest fractures mostly developed...embodied with mimetite (Pb5(AsO4)3Cl) in anhedral calcio-duftite (Fig. 9C). Large clusters of mimetite are associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
version: vanadates in the Otavi Mountainland (Namibia) 42 8. Discussion and conclusions 43 Acknowledgements...deposits like the famous, silicate-hosted Skorpion (Namibia) are mineralogically challenging, but their processing...advanced exploitation stage include Skorpion (Namibia), Lan Ping (China), Angouran and Mehdiabad (Iran)...starting with the case of the world famous Skorpion (Namibia). NU 2. History MA In the past zinc was considered...Anglo American's Skorpion zinc oxide deposit in Namibia in 1996, with AC his team of zinc experts, led
Report (volume)
base-metal vanadates, and the Colorado Plateau region, where vanadium-uranium deposits in sandstone are...geographic units, such as the Colorado Plateau region. "The Statesman's Yearbook," 19651966, 102d edition...Industrial, Boletim. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Mine and Quarry Eng.-Mine and Quarry Engineering. London, England...Report. Perth, Western Australia. West Virginia Geol. Survey [Rept.]-West Virginia Geological Survey [Report]... V. D. R. Mina de vanadio "Nelly" [The vanadium mine, "Nelly"]: Argentine Direcci6n Nac. Geologia y Minerla
Book (volume)
South Africa-F. E. KEEP . rr. The Messi6a copper mine-W. I. SPENCE 123 12. Tin mining in South Africa-E...borehole resultsD. G. KRIGE 5. Recent advances in mine sampling and underground valuation practice in South.... . . . . . . page 775 Protective treatn1ent of mine timbers- A. L. JAMES . 793 Rock n1echanics research...called here was followed outwards to the east and west, came a period of almost .frenzied formation of...underground conditions vary widely and they do not all mine the same reefs. As you visit our mines in the course
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CANADA Pergamon of Canada Ltd., 207 Queen's Quay West, Toronto 1, Canada AUSTRALIA Pergamon Press (Aust...Kronberg-Taunus Pferelstrasse 1, Frankfurt-am-Main, West Germany Copyright © 1976 John Drew Ridge All Rights...Morocco 3 Nigeria 1 Rhodesia 4 South Africa 20 South West Africa... 1 Tunisia 1 Zaire 3 Zambia _2 35 This...50, p. 164-168 Heim, Α., 1 9 3 4 , The molybdenum mine at Azegour: Soc. Econ. Geol., v. 29, p. 76-83..., Allanite et epidote dans des corneennes de la mine d'Azegour, Haut-Atlas: Serv. Geol. Maroc. Notes
 
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